But the new documentation wiki is an opportunity for an experienced Moodler who is not a programmer to make a genuine contribution. Which makes me very happy.
It makes me want to dance, baby!
-- Art
You know, I have felt for some time that it was getting more and more difficult to make a real contribution here at moodle.org. The questions were just becoming too technical for me.
But the new documentation wiki is an opportunity for an experienced Moodler who is not a programmer to make a genuine contribution. Which makes me very happy.
It makes me want to dance, baby!
-- Art
But the new documentation wiki is an opportunity for an experienced Moodler who is not a programmer to make a genuine contribution. Which makes me very happy.
It makes me want to dance, baby!
-- Art
Experienced Moodlers like you can surely make the difference. Finaly solve this old outstanding bug #7 , using MoodleDocs
Art,
I think you already make a big contribution to moodle by being continuously enthusiastic, asking smart questions and answering other people's dumb ones
Rich
I think you already make a big contribution to moodle by being continuously enthusiastic, asking smart questions and answering other people's dumb ones
Rich
Thank you, Richard. That is much appreciated.
You know, looking at my earlier post, it looks an awful lot like fishing for compliments. Didn't want that. (Ithink...) It's is just that so many of the questions now require the attention of a datbase expert, someone who knows PHP at a very advanced level, a gifted web designer, etc., I am usually way out of my league.
And so many of my grand ideas for implementing Moodle in the classroom have not really worked out as I had hoped, I am a bit reluctant to dispense my "sage" advice to newbies. (This is due not to any difficiency in Moodle, but rather my lack of focus, I know.)
But I really do think that contributing to Moodledocs is a way a non-programmer can make a lasting, meaningful contribution. For the average teacher slogging away in a classroom somewhere, this documentation project will be a Godsend. And I am going to try to help out there a little and see how it goes. I am pretty pumped about it, really.
Best regards,
Art
You know, looking at my earlier post, it looks an awful lot like fishing for compliments. Didn't want that. (Ithink...) It's is just that so many of the questions now require the attention of a datbase expert, someone who knows PHP at a very advanced level, a gifted web designer, etc., I am usually way out of my league.
And so many of my grand ideas for implementing Moodle in the classroom have not really worked out as I had hoped, I am a bit reluctant to dispense my "sage" advice to newbies. (This is due not to any difficiency in Moodle, but rather my lack of focus, I know.)
But I really do think that contributing to Moodledocs is a way a non-programmer can make a lasting, meaningful contribution. For the average teacher slogging away in a classroom somewhere, this documentation project will be a Godsend. And I am going to try to help out there a little and see how it goes. I am pretty pumped about it, really.
Best regards,
Art
Can I get another AMEN!?
When I saw moodle docs (within 3 days or so of it starting) i went in and threw in a 10-pt FAQ for why to pick moodle. Within a day it had be shuffled, cleaned up, and recategorizes as http://docs.moodle.org/en/Decision_FAQ
What's really funny is how I used some words (like "thingee") that someone thought was unprofessional (which is a VERY relative term, considering the oldest profession in the world). It's fun to look at the talk for the page at
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Talk:Decision_FAQ
And even cooler is how you can look at the history: http://docs.moodle.org/en/index.php?title=Decision_FAQ&diff=5695&oldid=4290
So I find it very empowering... and am now thinking that the book I wanted to produce "Moodle Step by Step" really ought to just be integrated into this - though I'm not exactly sure how tutorials fit into the scheme of documentation.
And Art- don't every confuse ability with contribution...
d.i.
Art and D.I. it was a pleasure to meet both of you in Savannah. A big THANK YOU for your documentation contributions. 
D.I. you're welcome to integrate your tutorials into MoodleDocs - please feel free to create new pages.
D.I. you're welcome to integrate your tutorials into MoodleDocs - please feel free to create new pages.
Likewise, Helen. We will spend a little more time together next time, I hope.
And thank you for doing the documentation in a wiki. It makes it so easy to contribute!
-- Art
And thank you for doing the documentation in a wiki. It makes it so easy to contribute!
-- Art